When the Pistons concentrated on O'Neal that opened the perimeter for guard Damon Jones, who sparked the Heat with a quick nine points in the first quarter.
Emotions ran high for both teams as it came down to a best-of three series to get to the finals. Brown got a technical in the second quarter and Rasheed Wallace got one in the fourth quarter.
"Oh, we're going to win Game 6," Wallace said, and then referred to officials. "They are going to send some good people out there and there's going to be a Game 7. There's no other series."
If the Pistons do not figure out O'Neal, it could be finished. After the game, O'Neal suggested that the Pistons, center Ben Wallace in particular, were the ones flopping and acting.
It is clear that while Wade is injured, O'Neal is starting to get healthier, which is encouraging to Damon Jones. "Similar to Shaq, 50 percent of Dwyane Wade is better than no Dwyane Wade at all," Jones said.
"If I feel that I can go out and help my team, I will play," Wade said. "If I feel that I'm going to go out there and hurt my team, then I won't."
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